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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1946
Page
3
Mrs Marjorie Davis of St Simon's Teland Gay traveling to Los Angeles was stranded in San Antonio Friday afternoon due to a railroad strike. She found the air conditioned Pullman comfortable aside from lacking a bath and passed time visiting the USO and local sights while others at the stop joined in card games and checkers.
Two positive poliomyelitis cases, the first in Tarrant County in 1945, were diagnosed at City County Hospital. A nine year old boy and a nine year old girl were the patients.
In Wallington on May 25 73 year old Bankhead collapsed at a finance committee session and remained unconscious today though the hospital said she is reacting favorably. In Berlin the American military government announced buying 42000 tons of fish from Denmark and Norway for 8.5 million dollars to ease the food crisis in the occupation zone.
New York May 25 Railroad service on the network radiating from the metropolis neared normal tonight five hours after a 43 hour strike ended. Principal lines planned to return to routine by tomorrow noon. The New York Central led with regular crews manning long distance trains to St Louis Chicago Cleveland and Toronto and intermediate points.
Timeline of major events from July 1945 to May 25 1946 detailing wage demands, arbitration, government intervention, strike actions by trainmen and engineers, emergency boards, presidential offers, and the final settlement reached as the government sought penalties for strike leaders.
Three injuries from late Saturday traffic incidents include Theresa Montez eight and Rudolphha Mendiola at South Banc Jacinto Street, and George Pryor nine hit at Frio and Brazos. Driver Ed Peirce, 38, released on bond. J L Brewart 402 Roslyn Avenue identified as other driver. Jesus Torres 42 treated for facial wounds. Buoyed by police reports Buford Wilson 53 booked for aggravated assault on a pedestrian.
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